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Zesa pre-paid meters are free, says Minister

Residents should not pay anything to Zesa technicians installing new prepaid meter in their houses, Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma has said. It is a criminal offence for the technicians to demand money or refuse to install prepaid pre-paid meters he said.

Mozambique threatens to cut power to Zimbabwe

MOZAMBIQUE has threatened to cut off power supply to Zimbabwe over a US$5 million debt. Hydro Cahora Basa supplies Zimbabwe with about 500 megawatts to cover shortfalls. Zesa Holdings has capacity to generate between 900 megawatts and 1200 megawatts against a growing national demand of 1900 to 2200 megawatts.